A discussion entitled “Students Against Army Respite: Requirements and Proposals” was held at Media Center on November 8 attended by Aren Manukyan, Member of the initiative “For the sake of development of science 2004” and Misha Tadevosyan, Member of Education Civic Initiative, Education Expert. For the past two days, students have organized a strike in front of the Yerevan State University. They protest against the draft law “On Military Duty and Military Service”, which was passed after the first reading in the National Assembly, in particular against the provision of elimination of the right to army respite. Students demand to maintain the right to army respite, claiming that it will harm the science sector in Armenia.